David Desharnais’s stint in the press box was short-lived.
After scratching the struggling forward from the lineup for Tuesday’s shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues, coach Michel Therrien confirmed Desharnais will be back in the lineup Thursday when the Canadiens play the Ottawa Senators in Kanata, Ont. (7 p.m., CBC, RDS, TSN Radio 690).
“We wanted him to take a step back and we didn’t want to wait too long to bring him back in the lineup,” Therrien said after practice Wednesday in Brossard.
“That was our goal. I believe when a player is facing a situation like he’s facing right now, you don’t want to start to think in the stands too long. We want to give him a chance. We want to show him support,” added Therrien, calling Desharnais an important player for the team.
The coach expects more from him “and I expect more from myself,” said Desharnais, who only has one point this season.
“And I know that. So just got to bring it next game.”
There was a bit of line juggling at practi

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